UMS Band members recognized

June 20, 2014

Band students are awarded with outstanding achievement points, which are points, earned for doing those things that help them improve and be successful in playing their instruments and contributing to the success of the whole program. Students earn points for passing lesson book songs and band concert literature, for positive attitude and effort in band rehearsals, for achieving high grades and percentages at the end of each trimester, for performing in concerts and outside of the requirements, for honor band, jazz band, solo contest and taking private lessons with a professional on their chosen instrument, coming to band lessons, and taking summer lessons. Overall, they need to be good role models of the ideal band student. The award is not easy to achieve. It is based more on effort and achieving one's highest potential, than it is on sheer talent. There are three levels students can achieve depending on the number of points they earned - Gold, Silver and Bronze.

One student received the 200 award for passing 200 lesson book songs in one year. The average amount of lesson book songs a band student usually passes in a year is about 40. Teagan Prouse has been the first person to receive this prestigious award.